Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018
Telehealth applied to physical activity during cancer treatment: a feasibility, acceptability, and randomized pilot study.
Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03961451 (Number of Weekly Steps, Fatigue, Quality of Life, Well-being During Cancer Treatment), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Number of Weekly Steps, Fatigue, Quality of Life, Well-being During Cancer Treatment: Impact of Recommendations Strengthened by the Provision of Web Interface and Tele-coaching.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Telerehabilitation for Pain, Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review.Oncology and therapy · 2026Pooled it
- Mobile Phone Messaging-Based Interventions to Improve Physical Activity in Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- mHealth Interventions to Address Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of the Method of Delivering Electronic Health Behavior Change Interventions in Survivors of Cancer on Engagement, Health Behaviors, and Health Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
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- Investigating the Role of Wearable Devices in Facilitating Telehealth Adoption Among the Aging Population: Mediation Analysis of US National Data.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Article
- Technological Resources for Physical Rehabilitation in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Scoping Review.Cancers · 2024Article
- Telemedicine Applications for Cancer Rehabilitation: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2024Article
- Facing the COVID-19 pandemic: An Italian feasibility study of a mixed in-person/telerehabilitation intervention for cancer patients.Cancer medicine · 2024Observational
- Understanding In-Person and Online Exercise Oncology Programme Delivery: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Participant Perspectives.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Aqua polo: Preliminary feasibility and efficacy study of a programme of adapted, supervised water polo to reduce fatigue and improve women's psychological and social recovery after breast cancer treatment: A mixed-methods design.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2023Article
- Exploring feasibility, perceptions of acceptability, and potential benefits of an 8-week yoga intervention delivered by videoconference for young adults affected by cancer: a single-arm hybrid effectiveness-implementation pilot study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Development and Evaluation of Wireless Interfaces to Monitor and Control Cycling Exercise During Home Telerehabilitation.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Current Evidence and Directions for Future Research in eHealth Physical Activity Interventions for Adults Affected by Cancer: Systematic Review.JMIR cancer · 2021Review
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- Delivering Virtual Cancer Rehabilitation Programming During the First 90 Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multimethod Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposePrevious studies have underlined the benefits of exercise during cancer therapy. However, patients are insufficiently active during treatment. Telehealth is used to encourage people to be active, reducing difficulties and offsetting the lack of infrastructure often reported. We aimed to identify the effects of recommendations and telehealth on the level of physical activity, fatigue, and quality of life.
methodsSixty patients suffering from various cancers under treatment were randomized into two groups. Every Sunday, they had to complete online questionnaires: number of steps, MFI-20, and EORTC-QLQ-30. Group R (recommendations) was given encouragement to improve physical activity during 8 weeks, using a recommendation guide, and received a weekly SMS text message for exercise promotion. Group C, without recommendations, was the control group.
resultsTwo-way ANOVAs for repeated measures did not reveal effect on the number of steps walked over time; however, the results indicated a beneficial effect for group R related to self-reported fatigue (F = 2.686, p = .01) and quality of life (F = 2.431, p = .02).
conclusionSurprisingly, the level of exercise in group R did not significantly increase, but self-reported fatigue and quality of life were improved. This study underlines that inexpensive sharing of time, human, and financial means, through a protocol of physical activity, improves patient health.
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